I'm glad someone revived this thread. Most of it was before I found the 'cat. Sheye, I agree about the early Kristofferson stuff: I love "Jodie and the Kid" and "When I Loved Her," plus the Bobby Bare song he does on that album, "It's Hard to Be a Christian Soldier." Reba McEntire has moved me with several of her songs, notably "Whoever's in New England" and "Somebody Should Leave." Kenny Rogers came out with his odious "The Unknown Love" at the same time as Reba's "Whoever's in New England" was on the country playlists...what a range of expression there is in country music. A couple of weeks ago I heard Bob Bossin, from Vancouver Island, B.C., sing his song to an unplanned child--"Lily"--written before Bob and his wife learned the child was going to be a boy. Anyway, an incredible song, not yet released (he was live on KPFA). And just to show the range of what moves me: "Puttin' on the Ritz" as sung by Dr. Frankenstein and the monster in Young Frankenstein. --seed